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Peri looked up fro into shadohen the phone went dorht code I used the sa I bet they have an after-hours approval"
Sure enough, the intercom on the door crackled "Yes? Who is it?"
As one, they all dropped back out of the cauard Brow furrowed, Allen hit the RESPOND button, scraping his finger across the ht up Interco
Peri’s eyes went to Su to have to distract hi, Silas pulled Summer deeper into the shadows "No You have no reason to be here Peri was here thisfor her phone Peri can do it"
"Me?" Peri’s lips parted in surprise "Maybe you haven’t noticed, but I’m not a tall, sexy bombshell"
Silas took the phone out of Peri’s hand and handed it to Summer "No, you are petite, dark, and sexy as all hell Don’t sell yourself short Su, and he realized Su his neck waruard?"
"Well, yeah," Allen said "We’re just surprised you noticed"
Flustered, Silas took Suot your phone this afternoon," he said, using the DNA wipes to get the smut from her face Her features were tiny, her s and heavy Nothing like ­Su cheekbones and wispy lashes "Ja else If he lets you in, I’ll text you e’ve finished, and we’ll wait for you outside Go You’ve got this, and we’ve got you"
Peri hesitated, and a tingle spread froh his entire body He could see theall by itself--that trust given not freely, but fully "I can’t believe this," she said "You can work the drone?"
"Yes, we’re good"
The lights flicked on within the long corridor inside It was the guard, and everyone but Peri scattered, Allen to one side, Silas and Sumh Silas It would work They had all understudied so to stuuard would reyback the connection, they’d have to use the ground lines, which would lead any investigation here to Peri looking for her phone at h hi and obvious as a bus
"Hi, can I help you?" the guard said as the open door buzzed a soft warning, and Silas relaxed The man’s voice was heavy with interest Peri had this, with sparkles and silver stars
"I aetic lilt Silas never would’ve guessed she couldroo et it and no one would kno stupid I was Has anyone turned it in?"